The president of Scotland's Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has thanked Glasgow’s diverse range of faith groups for their support following the death of shopkeeper Asad Shah.

Mr Shah, 40, an Ahmadi Muslim, died after an attack outside his store in the south side of Glasgow last month. Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, has appeared in court accused of his murder.

The two-week campaign, which is aimed at tackling extremism, involves 50 buses in Glasgow and 25 each in Dundee and Edinburgh carrying banners with the message: "united against extremism" and the Ahmadiyya Muslim community motto: "Love for all, hatred for none".

Different faiths, including Christian, Jewish and Sikh, joined for the launch in Glasgow's George Square this afternoon along with politicians and police officers.

The campaign has been running in London but the Scotland launch was moved forward following Mr Shah's death.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Scotland president Abdul Abid is adamant the different communities and faiths across the city will unite against extremism.

He said: “We want to reassure people and to discourage the extremists by showing that we are united. We want to increase the awareness of Islam and reverse the misconceptions.

"People in other communities have given their support for this campaign and it shows that we stand united."

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Scotland president Abdul Abid at the campaign launch in city's George Square (Image: SWNS)

He said: “After the murder of Mr Shah, spontaneous vigils were popping up around the city. There was also an online campaign with the slogan, ‘This is not who we are’, was trending. It was a very warming message.

“It shows that Scotland, and Glasgow in particular, is a very welcoming place.”

Paul Morron, president of the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, threw his weight behind the campaign and vowed not to let extremism divide the people of Glasgow.

He said: "I think it's important for all the communities to be united but even more important that they are seen to be united. An attack on any one community is an attack on all our communities.

"The purpose of extremism is to cause division and I think the response is for us to come together. We in the Jewish community stand shoulder to shoulder with our Muslim cousins."

Murdered shopkeeper Asad Shah (Image: SWNS Group)

General secretary of Glasgow Gurdwara Charandeep Singh hopes the campaign will help get the anti-extremism message across.

He added: "It's important that we are coming out with these types of messages.

"It's already a message that we support and believe in and it's very warming for me to see different faith communities come together to support this. It shows that one Scotland approach."